Blog | Jon Walmsley

My Christmas Playlist 2024

When I was growing up, music was always a big part of our family Christmas celebrations, and at my house it still is. Each year, ...

Dec 21, 2024

When one reaches an, ahem, advanced age, one tends to do more looking back than looking forward. It’s 2024, and having this week achieved...

Feb 9, 2024

I’ve had some lovely comments and some questions about “A Joyful Noise.” In part one of “The Making Of” I described Earl’s wonderful...

Dec 8, 2023

About twenty years ago, my phone rang. It was Earl Hamner. He said, “Jon, it’s your old Uncle Earl. I want to make a CD. I’m going to...

Nov 20, 2023

When I was in high school, I didn’t have a lot of interest in science. I was a slightly rebellious, somewhat bored, occasionally...

Dec 20, 2021

“Weltschmerz.” That’s a German term that’s been adopted and used frequently by English-speaking journalists. It literally means “world...

Nov 8, 2021

Hi there, God here. How’s it goin’? Ok, stupid question. I know how it’s going ‘cause I’m God. I don’t mean to make fun of your problems,...

Aug 17, 2020

Preface Well, I’m back. It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog. In the past, my blogs have mostly had to do with music,...

Jun 15, 2020

First off, thanks for the comments, on this website and on Facebook, regarding part one of my last blog, "This Land Was Made For You......

Mar 18, 2019

I was naive. A few years ago, I really thought we were getting beyond racism. In my own little world, my friends and acquaintances who...

Mar 4, 2019